HINSDALE – Dr. Charles Bush-Joseph of Hinsdale, a surgeon and sports medicine physician with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, recently received the “Special Recognition Award” from the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association (IATA) during the annual State Meeting and Clinical Symposium in Springfield, Ill.

The award is presented to one person each year who has made significant contributions to the athletic training/sports medicine profession and has a track record for providing quality service to athletes in Illinois, according to a news release.

For more than 30 years, Bush-Joseph has been involved in the care of high school, collegiate and recreational athletes as a physician partner at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. He is also a professor at Rush University Medical Center and the associate director of the Rush Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program.

He serves as the head team physician for the Chicago White Sox and is an associate team physician for the Chicago Bulls.